Brush container



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F. LIEBERMAN BRUSH CONTAINER May 8, 1951 Filed Jan. 2s. 1947 F. LIEBERMAN BRUSH CONTAINER May 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 23, 1947 INVENTok. FAM/VK legi/@M4N @f4/MM rroP/VEK Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRUSH CONTAINER Frank Lieberman, Detroit, Mich.

Application January 23, 1947, Serial No. 723,777

1 Claim. 1

rlhis invention relates to paint brush containers, and more particularly to a portable container within which may be stored and carried a plurality of paint brushes.

It is the object of this invention to provide a wire cage supported within said container and adapted to independently support a plurality of spaced brush enclosing pocket members.

It is the further object of this invention to provide av novel brush containing pocket member adapted to vertically carry and support a brush upon the cage within the container.

It is the further object of this invention to provision a brush cleaning uid within the container or box into which said cage and brush carrying pockets are immersed with the interiors ofv said pockets in communication with the cleaning uid.

These and other objects will be seen from the following specification and claim in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a partially broken away front elevational view of the paint brush container.

Fig. 2 is an elevational section on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cage which supports the brush holding pocket members within the container.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of one of the brush carrying pocket members.

Fig. 5 is an elevational section thereof on line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a broken away foreshortened plan view thereof on line 6 6 of Fig. 4 illustrating the pocket fastening members.

Fig. '7 is a section on line 'I--l of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan viewthereof illustrating its central brush handle receiving opening.

It willY be understood that the above drawings illustrate merely a preferable embodiment of the invention, and that other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the claims hereafter set out.

Referring to the drawing, Figures 1 and 2, hollow rectangularly shaped container, or box, I! is suitably sealed to carry therein a brush cleaning liquid I2, and is provided with a pair of n verted U shaped handles I3 pivotally joined thereto at points I4.

The wire cage shown in Fig. 3 is adapted to be removably nested within container I I and consists of an upper continuous wire beading I5 from which depend the spaced U shaped parallel pocket supporting members I6.

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A plurality of U shaped compartment forming members i? are transversely arranged within rectangular beading I5 and extend underv the two supports l5. Members I 'i have oppositely projecting horizontal members I8 which extend over the top cf beading l5 and are suitably secured thereto as by welding to provide compartments I9.

Wedge shaped container 2l] has an inner vertical wall 2! and an inwardly converging wall 22.

Said container has a pair of outwardly and downwardly curved ears 23 and 24 at its ends, one of which is mounted upon beading I5 and the other of which is mounted on element It forming a part of the innermost U l shaped member Il.

rihere are two additional U shaped members 25 whose upper ends 26 extend out to beading l5 and are suitably secured thereto to thereby provide compartments 2T, 28, 29 and 30.

There are also two additional inverted L shaped. members 3l which extend up from outer` support I and whose horizontal outwardly projecting portions 32 are joined to beading I5 to form the additional compartments 33.

It will thus be noted that compartments 33 are narrower than compartments I9 in view of the positioning of container 20 Within said cage.

Horizontally arranged reinforcing outer U shaped members 34 are secured at their ends to the two vertically arranged supports l5 and substantially underlie beaded member l5 to provide a retaining enclosure for compartments I9 and 33 to function in the manner herein set out.

Brush retaining pocket members illustrated in Figures 4 through 8 are adapted to be removably nested within compartments I9, 35, and 33 for holding paint brushes therein, as illustrated in the drawing. The larger pocket members to be inserted within compartments I9 will rest upon support it; however, the smaller pocket members which are narrower in width and shorter in iength are removablyl positioned within compartments 33 and 3!! and rest upon horizontal .supporting wire member 35 which is welded to the inner walls of members 25 as fully illustrated in Fig. 1.

The cage shown in Fig. 1 has a pair of carrying handles Sii which are hingedly mounted upon the end portion of beading I5 facilitating handling of cage I5-l6 and in its removal from and insertion within container II.

As shown in Fig. 1 the wire cage projects down into container I! but beading I5 rests upon the top edges thereof for supporting said cage within said container and above the bottom thereof.

The brush retaining and carrying pocket members Figures 4 through 8 consist of the corresponding hollow cover members 3l and 38 which converge and are pivotally joined to each other at their lower ends by rivets 39. Members 3l and 38 form a converging pocket member which has a rectangular opening Ail at its lower end, but whose upper ends and sides are closed by walls 4l and 42.

Rolled snap locking ears 43 project inwardly and oppositely from the inner central portions of top walls 4l. Said ears frictionally bear against projections 44 respectively formed on the portion of the opposing cover corresponding to the ear of the other cover.

Cover members 3l and 38 have aligned longitudinal formations 45 which project inwardly for pressure engagement upon the bristles 46 of the paint brush illustrated in Fig. 1 to hold the same in position within pocket 31-38.

Brush handle 41 extends upwardly and loosely projects through central opening 48 Fig. 8 which is formed by the two cutout portions in top walls 4l. The brush is thus carried in vertical position with its bristles retained Within pockets 3?-38 by members 45 so that the lower ends of said bristles 46 are above the opening 40 in the bottom of the pocket.

Cleaning fluid I2 such as turpentine or a substitute cleaning agent in the bottom of container H, is of suicient depth that substantially all of the brush bristles will be immersed therein as illustrated in Fig. 1.

This is the ideal way to store a brush; and the latter will be self cleaned as it stands, and will remain soft and exible ready for its next use.

The heretofore tedious and disagreeable manual method of rubbing and cleaning of brushes, is eliminated, saving valuable time and prolonging the l-i-fe of the brush.

In operation the brush is simply placed in an open pocket 3-'l-38 which is then snapped closed and locked with the brush bristles held properly in place vertically by members 45, and with its handle extending up through circular opening 48 in said pocket.

The loadedpocket is then inserted within an empty compartment i9, 30, or 33 depending on the size of the pocket. As the brush stands immersed in cleani fluid theY aint Will raduf1 ng p g le of this patent:

ally run ofi, drop through opening 49, in the pocket, through the cage and into the bottom oi container H. Like-wise, sand or other particles in the brush bristles will fall into the bottom of said container.

From time to time the entire cage may be removed by handles 3B without removing the brushes and their retaining pockets. The container can be cleaned and flushed out and new cleaning .fluid added, after which the wire cage may be reinserted within the container.

While the larger pockets 3'1-38 rest upon support i6 it will be noted as in Fig. 1 that the smaller and shorter pockets will rest upon the horizontal Wire support 35. Reinforcing side members 34 function further to retain pockets 31-38 in a vertical position within compartments I9 and 33. Particularly with the wire cage removed from box Il, there is a tendency for the pockets to Swing outwardly; and this undesirable tipping is prevented by members 34 which cooperatively engage the end Walls of said pockets.

Utility compartments 21, 28 and 29 may be used for small brushes as shown in Fig. 2, as well as for other sash tools or implements normally employed in painting operations.

Having described my invention, reference should now be had to the claim which follows for determining the scope thereof.

claim:

A paint brush enclosing member adapted to be vertically immersed in a cleaning iiuid and comprising a pair of hollow downwardly converging openable closure members having opposed inwardly extending side walls with longitudinally registering outer edges and opposed inwardly exi tending upper end walls with registering outer edges, opposed inwardly projecting ears at the lower ends of said side walls in overlapped engaging relation, rivets interconnecting said ears for hingedly joining said closure members, corresponding inwardly projecting formed portions intermediate the ends of said closure members and arranged towards the lower ends thereof to compressively and retainingly engage the paint brush bristles` of `a brush 'within said enclosing member, the lower ends of said closure members being open to provide fluid communication thereinto, an upwardly extending inwardly projecting rolled clasp at the outer edge of each end Wall upon opposite sides thereof, and an upturned rim at the outer edge of each end wall spaced from the said'clasp to be retainingly engaged by an opposing clasp to maintain said closure members in closed position, said upper end walls having registering central openings through which the paint brush handle loosely projects.

FRANK LIEBERMAN.

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